Craven County NcArchives Court.....French, Hancy 1884
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1884
Folder: Inquests 1880-1884
Name of deceased: Hancy FRENCH
DOD: 27 Dec 1884
Witnesses: Wash. SMITH, John BLADE, Pleasant JONES
Witness statements: SMITH said he didn't know much about it; he was in the
saloon about 3 AM. He was lying down but before he got to sleep, they came and
told him Hancy was dead. She cooked and sold things in the eating line. She
was often drunk, & no doubt was drunk then. BLADE said that he shut up his
place about 3 AM & went to Aunt Hancy's place to get some oysters, but didn't
get any. He went back to his bar to go to sleep & laid down on 3 chairs and
went to sleep. He heard the cry of fire and got up and went to Aunt Hancy &
her place was all on fire. The threw water on the fire & her. She was not dead
then. He found her in "the same position you did." She was pretty drunk. JONES
said that he (or she) only knows that he went into the bar to go to bed. Heard
the cry of fire, went in, and threw water on Hancy. Did not go into the room
at all except for this. They slept upstairs over the bar. He/she went up to
get some things out of a trunk.
Inquest verdict: Inquest held 27 Dec 1884. Came to her death by being
accidentally burned while drunk.
Additional Comments:
Craven County Coroners' Inquests 1870-1905 (broken series)
Citation: CR.028.913.2
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